Edinburgh Nights Anatomy of a Guitar Broadcast with Sue Perkins BBC Radio 2 / Blue Tent / 10 August BBC Two / Blue Tent / 8, 15, 22 21:00 – 22:00 / 12+ shows from August 19:00 – 20:15 / 16+ A natural history of the guitar BBC@Potterrow Join Sue Perkins for BBC Two’s Festival with Harry Shearer. highlights with live music, comedy Part of BBC Radio 2’s Guitar Season. special guests and performance. Sketchorama radio 2 Arts Show BBC Radio 4 / Blue Tent / 11 August BBC Radio 2 / Pink Tent / 8 August 18:00 – 19:30 / 12+ 20:00 – 22:15 / PG Thom Tuck presents MacAulay And Co Anneka Rice hosts Radio 2’s lively and three sketch groups performing at this BBC Radio 4 / Blue Tent BBC Radio / Blue Tent unpretentious look at the best of year’s Fringe. 1, 2 August / 14:00 – 15:00 / 16+ 5 – 8, 11 – 15, 18 – 22 August the Festivals. Physicist and comedian 10:30 – 12:00 / PG Front Row bring the Monkey Cage Fred MacAulay and Susan Calman Loose Ends BBC Radio 4 / Blue Tent / 14 August to the Fringe. bring you the very best comedy from BBC Radio 4 / Blue Tent / 9 August 13:00 – 14:00 / 14+ the Fringe. 11:00 – 12:00 / 14+ Arts show with the hits, misses, debates The Culture Studio Clive Anderson ties up the Loose and talking points of the Festivals so far, with Janice Forsyth World Have Your Say Ends with cool music, comedy and plus interviews and live performance. BBC Radio Scotland / Blue Tent BBC World Service / Blue Tent scintillating conversation. 4 – 7, 11 – 13 August / 14:00 – 15:30 / 12+ 5 August / 18:00 – 19:00 / 12+ Phil Taggart & Alice Levine Janice Forsyth offers the best of the Be part of a world–wide conversation Comic Fringes BBC Radio 1 / Blue Tent / 11 August Fest in 90 minutes. about the day’s biggest stories. BBC Radio 4 / Blue Tent / 9 August 22:00 – 00:00 / 18+ 18:00 – 19:30 / 12+ Phil & Alice are joined by some of the The Brig Society The Jazz House Laugh yourself silly at recordings hottest new names in comedy as they BBC Radio 4 / Blue Tent / 4 August BBC Radio Scotland / Blue Tent of three short stories written by bring their Comedy Lounge to 17:30 – 19:00 / 14+ 6 August / 20:00 – 22:00 / PG leading . the Fringe. invites you to a Join Stephen Duffy for two hours of special –off recording from his live jazz from top Scottish jazz bands. smash hit series. The Voter’s Voice BBC Radio 4 / Blue Tent / 7 August 19:30 – 21:00 / 12+ Jim Naughtie chairs a debate in which ordinary Scots set the agenda and talk about the issues that matter to them.

The Infinite Monkey Cage Blue Tent 1, 2 August BBC Radio 6 Music Gigs Shaun Keaveny BBC Radio 6 Music / Pink Tent / 18, 19, BBC Radio 6 Music / Blue Tent 20, 21 August / 19:00 – 20:00 / PG 22 August / 09:00 – 10:00 / PG 6 Music take over the Pink Tent with Join Shaun Keaveny and special guests live music and surprise guests. live from Edinburgh.

Jazz on 3 Today BBC Radio 3 / Blue Tent / 18 August BBC Radio 4 / Blue Tent / 23 August 23:00 – 00:30 / 12+ 07:00 – 09:00 / 16+ In this special show, Kevin LeGendre Presented by Jim Naughtie, featuring presents live performances by figures from the world of literature, artists from Scotland and the politics and the arts. north of England. Bookclub BBC Radio New BBC Radio 4 / Blue Tent / 23 August Comedy Award 14:00 – 15:00 / 14+ BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 Extra Man Booker longlisted author Allan Blue Tent / 19, 21 August / 13:00 – 15:00 / 16+ Massie discusses A Question of Our first heats, hosted and judged by Loyalties, his novel about divisions in Just a the hottest talent from the Festivals. France during and after World War II, with a group of readers. Minute Richard Bacon Blue Tent BBC Radio 5 Live / Blue Tent / 18, 20 12 August August / 14:00 – 16:00 / 14+ Minds the Gap Richard Bacon presents his lively and BBC Radio 4 / Blue Tent / 24 August entertaining show with celebrity guests. 21:00 – 22:00 / 16+ In Tune In the first episode of her new series, BBC Radio 4 / Blue Tent / 12 August BBC Radio 3 / Blue Tent / 14 August Bridget presents her unique take on 17:30 – 18:30 & 19:00 – 20:00 / 14+ 16:30 – 18:30 / PG BBC Two / Blue Tent / 21 the state of modern feminism. and fellow panellists Sean Rafferty with live classical August / 22:30 – 23:30 / 18+ Fred MacAulay plays ‘a man’. try to speak for 60 seconds without music and the buzz around this Kirsty Wark hosts a live broadcast as a hesitation, repetition or deviation. year’s Festivals. panel of leading cultural figures discuss Chaired by Nicholas Parsons. what an independent Scotland would Free Thinking mean for the arts, culture and identity. Late Junction BBC Radio 3 / Blue Tent BBC Radio 3 / Blue Tent / 12 August 17 August / 18:00 – 19:00 / 16+ The Verb 23:00 – 00:30 / 18+ BBC Radio 3’s programme which BBC Radio 3 / Blue Tent A special edition of this cult show for explores the ideas shaping our lives 23 August / 17:00 – 18:00 / 16+ music–lovers with Max Reinhardt. – with leading writers, artists Ian McMillan presents Radio 3’s Bridget and thinkers in extended interview ‘cabaret of language’. CHRISTIE and debate. BBC One / Pink Tent / 13 August Minds the gap 19:00 – 19:30 / all ages drivetime Blue Tent Alex Jones and Matt Allwright with a BBC Radio 2 / Blue Tent 24 August special edition of The One Show, live 18 – 21 August / 17:00 – 19:00 / PG from the BBC@Potterrow Garden with Simon Mayo with an original mix some very special guests. of entertainment, live music and in–depth interviews.